Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
“I’m going to go grab the cake, you guys chat,” Mirabella washed her hands and took the cake out of the box.
The cake was adorable, a smiling granny surrounded by a ring of peaches with various fruits as decorations, and the words ‘Longevity and Health‘ were written on top.
Alberto had started making that before dawn, under the guidance of a few pastry chefs. Though he wasted quite a bit of ingredients, he finally managed to make a decent–looking cake.
Grace couldn’t figure out who made it. She laughed and asked, “Bella, did you make this? It’s so pretty!”
She knew that her granddaughter was a whizz at baking.
However, Mirabella gave a little smile, “I didn’t make it this time.”
She couldn’t pull off something this professional. The cake was filled with Alberto’s feelings for Grace. “Did you light the candles?”
Mirabella placed a ‘70‘ candle on the cake, to which Alberto quickly replied, “Let me do it! I have a lighter.” Seeing him pull out a lighter from his pocket, Grace looked surprised, “I didn’t think you smoked?”
“Right.”
Because Grace once mentioned she disliked the smell of smoke, Alberto hadn’t touched a cigarette in decades. He lied calmly, “Bella asked me to get it from downstairs.”
Grace glanced at the brand of the lighter. It wasn’t something he could buy at a regular convenience store.
Catching her look, Alberto quickly added, “But I was afraid they wouldn’t have it downstairs, so I borrowed one from one of my guys.” That cleared up the air, Grace put her doubts aside.
Mirabella knew that this lighter was specially purchased by Alberto, just so he could personally light the candles at this moment.
“I’ll pull the curtains.”
In the flickering candlelight, Alberto sneakily glanced at Grace’s radiant face, the face he’d been missing, and finally got a chance to see today.
Back when Grace’s husband was alive, he would see her under the disguise of business dealings, and if luck was on his side, he’d even catch a glimpse of Grace.
But since Grace’s husband passed away, he hadn’t seen Grace alone after attending the funeral.
After years of her absence from his sight, Grace’s bone–deep elegance made her even more womanly.
Tears welled up in Alberto’s eyes. If it wasn’t for Bella’s invitation, he’d have to send his well–wishes to Grace from far away.
“Make a wish!” After singing the birthday song, Alberto gently prompted her.
Grace closed her eyes to make a wish, then blew out the candles.
Amidst the applause, Grace cut the cake into several pieces.
“You can only have a little bit,” Mirabella reminded her.
“Alright, alright, I’m already satisfied with just a taste!” Grace took a bite.
“How does it taste?” Alberto eagerly asked.
“Delicious! Sweet but not cloying, it’s just right.”
“Let me try,” Alberto took a bite, then asked with concern, “How have you been feeling lately? Any discomfort?”
“I’ve been much better; Bella is going to perform surgery on me tomorrow.”
“Don’t worry, Bella’s a great surgeon, you’ll blink, and the surgery will already be over.”
“Haha, I sure hope so.”
“Granny, after the surgery tomorrow, you’ll be back to full health! Then you can go out more often.”
“That would be great, I’ve been bedridden for months, I’m turning moldy.”
feel tired,
The three of them chatted and laughed until Grace started to feel tired, and Mirabella and Alberto left together.
“If it wasn’t for you today, I wouldn’t be able to attend this event, I’d regret it for the rest of my life,” Alberto patted Mirabella’s shoulder, saying. “You’re a good kid, thanks for your encouragement. With this experience, L.can leave this world without regrets.” Alberto laughed, then thought of Demetrius and his ilk, his face cooled slightly, “Has that ungrateful son of hers been bothering Grace recently?”
“He’s been here a few times, but the nurses chased him away. Sometimes they don’t notice him, but in the end, Granny always kicks him out of the room.” “I knew that they couldn’t keep still. The surgery’s tomorrow, we can’t have any problems.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve installed surveillance in the room.”
“Haha, great!” Alberto left the hospital with her, “I must go to Dawnstar to handle some things, then I’ll fly back. I can only rest easy after your granny’s surgery is successful.”
Mirabella knew that he wanted to accompany her granny through the surgery, so she nodded, “I also need to go back to the company to handle some things, see you tomorrow.”
“Alright.”
Mirabella got in the car and soon received a call from Dean.
Mirabella calmly answered, “About ten minutes, how many designers do we have in total now?”
“About thirty, but only six of them have won major awards.”
“Mhm, set up a special column for these six on the official website, like Molly’s column representing a certain style, constantly updating with new designs.”
“Alright, no problem!” Dean immediately noted it down, and then said, “Speaking of Director Molly, a lot of people have been copying her designs recently, Ms. Bennett, do we need to step in?”
Was that even a question?
Mirabella dismissively said, “Sue them one by one, until they’re scared. Don’t worry about time, or the compensation being too low. In short, we need to let everyone know that anyone who dares to copy the works of any designer under the Collins group will be held legally responsible! They also need to apologize on the official website, we need to go after them until no one dares to copy.”
“Right, I’m on it!”
“I’m busy tomorrow morning, schedule anything important for today.”
Because she was going to perform surgery on her granny tomorrow morning.
“Should I move tomorrow’s meeting to today? A new company wants to discuss cooperation with us tomorrow morning, should I move that to today too?”
“Mhm, alright,” After ending the call, Mirabella continued driving.
She was busy at the company all day, spent the evening with Romeo, and handled some personal matters at night.
After busting her ass until 2 am, Mirabella had barely hit the sack when her phone started buzzing.
The persistent buzzing sounded especially jarring in the dead of night. Being a light sleeper, Mirabella was quickly roused by the noise.
“Bella, get your ass to the hospital! No time for chitchat, hurry!!!”
It was Caden on the line.
Caden was always a chill dude, so for him to be in such a tizzy, she didn’t need to think twice, something bad must’ve happened to Granny!
In no time, a roaring sports car zoomed off from the other side of the villa.
Louisa, who had just gotten up for a drink, heard the noise and glanced out the window, catching sight of a red Ferrari disappearing into the distance
What the hell was Bella up to this late at night? Something must’ve gone down.
Mirabella slammed down the pedal, drifting wildly on the empty streets at night.
A place that would normally take half an hour to reach, she managed to get there in just ten. The car screeched to a halt at the hospital entrance, giving the waiting nurse quite a fright.
Mirabella’s car had nearly mowed her down!
Catching her breath, she hurried over, “Ms. Bella, thank God you’re here! Dr. Caden had me wait for you, your granny’s condition is critical, we’ve missed the golden window for treatment!”
Mirabella froze for a second, then quickened her pace towards room 301.
“Ms. Bella, wait for me,” the nurse couldn’t keep up with her.
Like a whirlwind, Mirabella reached room 301, only to find it empty.
“Ms. Bella, the operating room! Please quickly change into the surgical gown,” Another nurse reminded.
Mirabella changed into the sterile gown in a flash, and as she entered the operating room, all the monitors were screaming one thing: Granny was on the brink!
“A ruptured heart caused by a heart attack! Quick!” Caden’s voice snapped her back to reality
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